"pela" meaning in English

See pela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Chinese 白蠟. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pela (uncountable)
  1. Chinese wax Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pela-en-noun-GTiQOjUI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, Pantologia:",
          "text": "Thus we have the myrtle wax of America extracted from the berries of the myrica cerifera, and the pela of the Chinese.",
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